Sabine Fischer Books

The Changing Europe series features edited volumes focused on political, economic, and social issues in Eastern Europe and the expanded EU. It primarily consists of contributions from the Changing Europe Summer Schools organized by the Research Centre for East European Studies at the University of Bremen. Edited by Dr. Sabine Fischer, Dr. Heiko Pleines, and Prof. Dr. Hans-Henning Schröder, the series employs a variety of empirical cases to explore the multifaceted role and development of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe. The book is structured into several parts: the first examines dissent under socialism; the second investigates civil society's role in the Western Balkans amid the disintegration of Yugoslavia and associated ethnic conflicts. The third part addresses civil society in the post-Soviet region, characterized by authoritarianism. The fourth part analyzes the influence of EU accession on civil society in Central Eastern Europe, alongside the theme of a ‘common European memory.’ Finally, the book presents two case studies—one from Central Eastern Europe and another from the CIS region—focusing on political participation and lobbying by civil society organizations. This volume showcases papers from the Changing Europe Summer School on ‘Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe’ held at NAUKMA, Ukraine, in July 2009.

The changes in post-socialist Central and Eastern European countries have been affected by external influences more than any preceding wave of democratization. The contributions in this volume reflect the wide variety of Europeanization processes taking place in Central and Eastern Europe. They not only serve to illustrate the significant differences among post-socialist transformations, but also highlight the variety of theoretical concepts and methodological approaches at our disposal to research different aspects of Europeanization in the broader context of globalization and identity changes. The first part of the book deals with Europeanization ‘from above’, i. e. with the European Commission’s deliberate promotion of specific rules and related policies during the integration process. In the second part of the book, the perspective shifts to Europeanization as a process of changing perceptions, values and identities. The third and final part of this book goes beyond the Europeanization approach. It places Europeanization in the context of the various globalization pressures on civil society. This book presents some of the best papers of the Changing Europe Summer School on “Central and Eastern Europe in a globalized world“, held at the University of Bremen, Germany in July/August 2008.

Post-socialist transformations in Central and Eastern Europe have been characterised by historically shaped crises and conflicts on all levels of political, economic and societal life. Minority and ethno-political conflicts, many of them currently at a stalemate, have severely hampered state-building and societal stability – and continue to do so. Contradictory interpretations of history prevent societies from forging a common identity and thus impede nation-building processes. Political and social identities exert an important influence on democratic and socioeconomic transformation processes. Taken together, the contributions in this volume reflect the wide variety of challenges and conflicts linked to ethnic, national, political, social and gender identities in post-socialist societies in Central and Eastern Europe. They not only serve to illustrate the significant differences among post-socialist transformations, but also highlight the variety of theoretical concepts and methodological approaches that can be used to analyse identity, its change and impact on societal developments. This book presents some of the best papers presented at the Changing Europe Summer School on “Crises and Conflicts in Eastern European States and Societies: Stumbling Blocks or Stepping Stones for Democratisation?“ held in Warsaw in September 2007.

The end of socialism posed a historical challenge to European societies. The former socialist Central and East European countries were faced with what has been called a „triple transformation“: Mutually dependent changes in the political, economic, and social spheres. At the same time, the old EU member states had to develop strategies to react to these developments and integrate former socialist societies. This post-socialist transformation of Europe coincided with a number of broader trends in the political, economic, and social spheres which are often collectively referred to as globalisation. Success or failure to adapt to these changes creates winners and losers. The focus of this edited volume is on various groups of „losers“ and the challenges they face as a result of their marginalisation. This book presents the results of the Changing Europe Summer School on „Justice as a societal and political matter. Equality, social and legal security as conditions for democracy and the market“ that took place in Berlin in July 2006. The Summer School brought together more than 30 young scholars from all over the world who work on issues related to Central and Eastern European societies and the enlarged EU.

Die aktive Rolle von Kindern im Umgang mit Beschwerden steht im Mittelpunkt dieser Einführung in die Kindheitspädagogik. Die Autorin verknüpft theoretische Ansätze mit Erkenntnissen aus einer Studie, die die Perspektiven und Erfahrungen der Kinder analysiert. Dabei werden Wahrnehmungen zur Relevanz von Beschwerden beleuchtet. Das Buch bietet wertvolle Anregungen für eine inklusive Beschwerdekultur in Kindertagesstätten und richtet sich an Fachkräfte in der Kindheitspädagogik, um praxisnahe Impulse für Forschung und Anwendung zu geben.

Entdeckt die Welt der geheimnisvollen Schriften und lernt, eigene Geheimalphabete zu gestalten! Dieses Buch bietet einfache Anleitungen und spannende Informationen zur Schriftgeschichte. Erfahrt mehr über die Ursprünge des Alphabets und das Entziffern unbekannter Schriften.